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Ford Recalls Cars They Don’t Make Anymore

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This is in addition to Focus sedans and hatchbacks with the same powertrain combo manufactured between March 24, 2015 and May 4, 2018. Specifically, the recall targets EcoSport models with a 1.0L EcoBoost engine and an automatic transmission manufactured between April 3, 2017 and Oct.

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PHEVLERs are the Zero CO2 Clean Green Machines of the Future

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12 ] Batteries are heavy, expensive and slow to recharge, so even with the expected gradual improvement in this technology, it will be a long time, if ever, before vehicles powered only by batteries (BEVs) can match the range and refueling convenience of a dual fuel PHEVLER. Greentech Media 12 May 2015. [ 15 ] Got EVs?

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NHTSA begins preliminary evaluation of Tesla Model S Autopilot fatality

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National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s (NHTSA) Office of Defects Investigation (ODI) has begun a preliminary evaluation of a fatal highway crash involving a 2015 Tesla Model S operating with Autopilot activated.

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Europe Expands Virtual Borders To Thwart Migrants

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Mediterranean migration hit international headlines in 2015 when the Syrian civil war helped drive up numbers to around 1 million people. But the post-2015 rules ballooned its budget. After the 2015 border crisis and in the wake of court rulings against European countries’. It is a problem of the entire society.”

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Our Energy crisis is self made in europe

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In the 4th quarter of 2021, the International Energy Agency reported that average European wholesale electricity prices were more than four times their 2015-2020 average. Current production – 40Gw at the time of writing 6PM Feb 1st a dark & stormy night – shows: Coal 2%, Gas 29% Solar 0%, Wind 35%, Nuclear 12%.

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Super Charge It

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The first of Toshiba's groundbreaking SCiB packs will ship in March 2008 to an industrial systems market that Toshiba forecasts being worth 100 billion Yen by 2015. A nd thanks to the Energy Blog , here is another announcement from a consortium consisting of Misubishi and GS Yuasa.

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Electric-Car Fans Rally Around the Volt - Green Inc. Blog - NYTimes.com

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During his campaign, President Obama said he would work to put one million plug-in hybrids on American roads by 2015. April 17, 2009 12:22 pm Link I don’t see how the Telsa Sedan would be an advantage. April 17, 2009 12:36 pm Link It looks nothing like a Malibu. April 17, 2009 12:41 pm Link you kiddin me?

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